Apparatus for boxing matches.



'PATENTED ,o cTfls, 1903; I

' J. 0. DONNELLY.

, APPARATUSFOR BOXING MATCHES. APPLICATION FILED JUN E 9, 1893. RENEWEDJAN. 17, 1898.

a SHEETS-SHEET 1.

NO MODEL.

PATENTED OCT. 13-, 1903.

. J. O. DONNELLY. APPARATUS FOR BOXING MATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. 1893. RENEWED JAN. 17,- 1898.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

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w Him No. 741,466. PATENTED 001. 13,1903.

' L0. DONNELLY.

APPARATUS FOR BOXING MATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1893. RENEWED JAN. 17, 1898. N0 MODEL. 3SHEETS-SHEET 3.

mnmuz; III M I "Hl lHIllullllll .AIIIIIIIIIIHIIIH HTHIFWIJI QM aw y I xW WT p a citizen of the United States, and a resident,

' which- UNITED: STATES;

v ,Patented October 13, 1903; e

i PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH c. DONNELLY, on PHILADELPHIA;PENNSYLVANIA, ssIeiioR TO THEDIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, OF:NEW YORK, N.Y.', A CORPORA- 'IION F ILLINOIS.

, APPARATUS "FIO 'R '\B OXING 'M'ATC-H E's.

srncmrc'nrron formi g part of Letters Patent No. 741,4ee,"1atea Octoberflfi, .1903.

I t ncm n ieacrm 9,1893; I Renewed-Tannery17,-1898. v Serial 1p.667,002. (No mam To all fwflo m it may concern:

Be vit known that '1, J QSEEH 0,. D'oNNELLY,

otPhiladelphia,in the county of Philadelphia, and in the State ofPennsylvania, ha've'in vented certain new and useful Improvemen ts inApparatus forBoxing, Matches andlfI' do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, "clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 shoivs a vi'eW'of machine partlyin side elevation and partly invertic'al section, theplame of section being on line acw of.

Fig. 4; Fig. 2, a'pla'nview of the same with the hopperremoved;Fig.-3,-a'view oft the" same in end elevation ,With'part or- 't heframeand operative mechanism removed tosh'ow the pocketed drum;'f-F-ig. 4, adetail view,- on .20,

an enlarged scale, shoyving-a section on line y y of Fig.'1'; Fig. 5, 3;detail'view, also on'an enlarged scale, showing partly in elevation.

and partly in section the "device'- for seating the protection-strips inthe pockets of the druni whilethe latteris rotating"; Fig. 6, a" detailperspectiye viewof the guide for guide ingthe material for theprotection-strips from the supply-roll, and eFig. -7 is a similar} viewshowing the means .for shaking or jarringthe matchesto settle 'theminthef.,tenipoi ary parts in reach, of the'iig'u res;

' The object of myinventi0n has beentoprovide an improvednrachine-,fo-riputting. up

- matches in 'the'tray and. shriekform of box,-

which shall fillthetrays with the proper quantities of matehes, .h-avingprotectionstrips applied to them; and place such.- filled trays withinthe reiidired hqlding, and-j covering I ,shuoks, and an iinprovedprocess of securing; such boxing and" to this end my, invention consists,inthe machi'ne'and the parts-thereon as hereinafter specified;

vised! and intended fespecial-ly for boxing matches, and 'I' shallhereinafter describe it aslso used, I desire itto be"' u'nderstood thattheunecha'nism is also applicable {or employ;

While the present apparatus-has beeirde! I than 'rnatches as, forinstance, toothpiclrs'. or any smallstripsor sticks-of wood or othermaterialwhich it may be desirable to putup as matches-are, i i-certainpredeterminedquantities, placed in trays and provided With suitablecovers to" complete the inclosurexof the tray contents. In' thedrawings-A .A

designate the main Y standards of the frame, which at their lowerendsmay be bolted to any'suitable-bedor sup port or,if desired, made, asindicated, ini'one piece, with a connecting bed-platewhicliis naled' insuitable hearings in, such standards is the Q'mai'n shaft BQwhich hasfixe d to its portion between thestandardsthe large drum to he boltedto'the-desired support. I Jour- O, whicliihas its peripheryrnadeslightlynar-'- pressions c c a little deeper than such trays .rowerfthan thetrays which are-to be filled and-provided with a series 015 recessesordey to be passed-down within it." Such recesses are situatedrsoas toleave portions- (1 c ofvvthe:

outeriperiphery of the drurnbtwe'en'thennfor' v a purpose tobefezgplained hereinafiter. .Attached to andextending along-thebottoinof without leaving space suflicient for amatch-v eachrecess is a -thin,plate c ','-prefer ab1y of metah which-haslon its oppositeends'the up--,Wardl'y'-and outwardly turned portions c 0 parallel to the respectiveends of therecess I and just far enoughtherefrom to allow'the downwardpassage of the end wallsofla tray splintto get iiitofl 'ln other words,the plate with its upturned port'ion's is of alengthsub stantiallyequalj'tp that of the interior of, a

tray,so that the latter can'beplaced-downover the upturnedparts c c andthe latter tiill then befcl'o'se against the inner if-aees of the rayends, s indicate -in the drawings; a

In order, to make it possiblefto regulate the. number of; matches thatcan-be put in a the space, betweenthe parts rc? c of v the plate,- I

. contemplateusinganadjustahlefalse bottom' 'for euch spacen Forth-ispurpose Icojntemt plate using the plates etcfor; each recess attached toopposite faces of the d'run'ns'o'as to. be: radiallyadjustabletl'xe'reon, vand each having a portion 0 extending inward, over. thebody of plate a for .a,=difs tance, but not so as to meet that of theother plate c.v In order that the radial adjustmentmaybe had, the platesc can be attached to the drum, as indicated in the drawings, (see Figs.1 and 4,) by screws 0, passing through slots 0 and screwed into thedrum. While I regard this construction as desirable for the purpose ofrendering the available space within the upturned parts of the plate 0adjustable to reg- -ulate the number of matches which may be 1 receivedtherein at any time, I do not limit myself thereto, but candispense withthis'adjustable feature without departure from my invention. Ordinarilyit will be sufficient to have amachine for each size of boxto be filled.

The temporary match-holders, formed by plates 0 with their parts a 0 canthen be formed to accommodate the proper number of matches and noadjustment would be needed.

- The shaft B is to be driven by any'suitablemeans so as to rotate thedrum 0 in the'direction indicated by the arrow .in Fig. 1. For thispurpose said shaft can be' provided with a band or gear wheel to beconnected with any suitable motor or source of power bya belt orgearing. As shown, it has two pulleys or band-wheels B Bi of dilferentdiameters, so that the drum maybe driven at different speedsfrom'a'suitable belt. 1

that of the drum andits that of the latter. I

On the portions c c'of the drumperiphery,

D designates a roll of thin strawboard or;

other material from which thejprotectionstrips are to be made supportedon a rolleror spindle journaled in open hearings on the frame A. Fromthis roll the strip of mate rial extends upward and forward close to thedrum periphery, being on its'i way passed between the two feed-rollsE-E, one of which, is driven by a band E, engaging apulley EH? fixedon'its shaft, so that. the strip will be. positively fed onward. J us't-ab'ove these 1 feed-rollers there is a guide F, which has the uprightbddy to hold the strip from movingaway from the drumC, and theside ribsf f, ,to prevent the strip from movingto either. side of its desired'straightpath. Both this guide and the feed-rollers can be supportedfrom the frame A in any desired way. J ournaled in bearings on the frameis the elastic roller G,-preferablyof rubber, situated above the guide"F and having its axis parallel to between the adjoining recessesc c, Iplace the cutting-blades H H, agai,nst-which the v elastic roller Gwillpress the strip from roll between the ends of theadjoining recesses cc..'

D, so as to cut-the same in lengths sufficient to make the desiredprotection-strips. Each blade H, havinga length equal to the width ofthe strips to be cut, is arranged midway On opposite sides of eachcutter, close to a the edges of the recesses,the'd rum periphery isprovided with the strip-scoring ribs I I, made lowenthanthecutter, so 33130 score or dent the strip and not. out it, I Such scoringcaused bythe elastic roller G pressing the I -way. periphery close to matches dmass strip from roll D against the said ribs is to 'make said strip bendeasily without breaking as the ends of a protection-strip are beingturned up, in the manner to be described.

Just beyond roller G is a plunger K, guided in guides K K on frame A, soas to move in and out radially with reference to the drum 0. Suchplunger, being rectangular in crosssection, is of a length slightly lessthan the space between the upturned ends 0 c of plates (2 c in thedrum-recesses c 0, so that as one of such recesses with a scored andcutofi portion of the strip from roll D is brought around to it by therotation of the drum said plunger will, upon being moved inward, forcesuch portion of the strip down into the space between portions 0 0 ofthe respective plate 0 As the main part of piece of strip is engaged andforced down to and against. the

vplate c the end portions of the said piece will be bent upward, sothat, a complete inverted protectionestrip will be formed .bot-

tomed uponplat'efo? In order to allow for the continued rotation of thedrum while the proteotion-strip is being thus formed and the plunger isbeing withdrawn, I make a portion 'of the latter which is on the rearside with reference to the drums rotation movable upon the other,'asshown in' Figs. 1 and 5. For. this purpose the stationary or forwardpart of the plunger is provided with a cavity k, in: which is guided theshank 7c of the 'movable part A stop-pin k on said shank engages a slotkin the stationary part,so as to limit the outward movement of part kwhile a spring [6 within the cavities is and 7t in the stationary partand shank 7c presses part is normally outward as far as the'stop-.

pin and slot will'let it go.

For forcing the plunger-inward each time that a recess 0 in the drum 0is brought provide -anarm L, attached to a rotary shaft L, journaledinsuitable hearings on frame around to it by the rotation of the drum, I7110 quickly into each recess we as it is brought around opposite itby;the drums rotation.

A spring L attached at its outer end to a portion of the frame A and atits inner end .to the'plunger, serves to draw the latter out-j ward awayfrom the drum.

, Just beyond the plunger K is the hopper M,

into which the matches to be boxed are fed I in any desired way, havingits lower end open andrclose'to the path of the drum periphery. Forjarring, straightening, and working the into' the temporary holdersformed of plates c c c insthe drum-recesses c Iprovide within 11 throughthe hopper-opening clear the path of said edge, is used,"attach'ed.thehOpperthe plate MQhiriged at m and hay-- ing'its lower edge situatedclose to the pc-. riphery of the drum, while to prevent any matches-fromgettingrbetween such under ledge. and the said periphery as the plateswings the stationary plate mt, curved to just to'ormade in one piecewith the hopper. For giving plate M a series of short quick swings an.arm m is rigidly attached to-it and has on its lower end a wedge-shapedtoe m which engages and is held by spring m againstthe toothedperipheryof *diskgm, fixed on and revolving with shaft B. -With this constructionthe arm m and consequently the plate M1; will obviously'be givena's'eries .of short quick swings as the teeth on; the disk ride'past-thetoe m A'roller- N,--journaled in suitable bearings on the hoppersidesand having a yielding surface preferably. made,

as shown in the drawings, of bristles, but, if

- desired, forniedof rubber or other elasticmateriahiis intended to keepback the matches inthe hopper which are above the plane of the peripheryof the drum 0,.so' that the temporary holders carried bythe latter canpass outof the hopper completely'filled, butwithout any extra matchesabove the planes of their-upper edges. Such roller is to be driven in adirection to carry its underside rearward For instance, it can be so anyone of the temporary holders formed of plates 0 with their upturned ends0 a may 4 receive a series of. jars such as would tend-to shake .-the1ndown snugly into place, so ,ihat

said temporary holder will be properly and completely filled each timethat it'fc'emesfi 7 around to; the hopper, I hinge to, the sides-of thelatter the plates '0 O, which ,beingfsituated close to opposite-sides of.the'd-rnmiwillbe-in-p'ositipn to strike the-sides of any col-.lectionfof matchesdelivered from the hopper 7 into aftefinporaryholder, so as to jar and "shake such, collection niuch as the contentsof a trayjwould be shaken-by slight blows deliveredlupon the tray sides;This has been fonnd to be the best kind of motion to give atray'in orderto'best settle its contents down into place. 'For-swinging thesehingedjarring-plates alternately inward,so as to'enga-ge the match ends, Iprovide atoothed wheel P,

iniadelike the'esoape-wheel of a ti me-movement, which being journaledin a part of ,fra A is-drivenbya' belt P, running over 6e a pul ey P 'onthe wheeL'shatt, and a drivingbelt or band-wheel P rotating with theshaft carryingithe arni for actuating plunger K,

' described hereinbefore. A rocking piece 1", attached to a rock-shaft P-","has on-its opposite arms teeth 19 p, which are engaged by those ofwheel P," so that asthe {latter rotates the .piece will herocked, as isthe anchor of].

a. cl0ckescapement. Attached to the rock shaft P are thetwo arms P9P,extending out -,on opposite sides of the drnmandeach 11m ing its fartherend connectedv with one ofthe swinging plates 0 0. Toallow'for themovement of the armsand plates in different 'the outer" sides of theplates .bymcans'of loops or sockets 0 0, which are arranged to allow thenecessary'play of. the ends of the planes, I prefer to'connect'the armends with;

arms with reference to the plates, while cansing the latter to move inand outwith the arms; r v

Extendingdownwa'rd and forward over the drum in front -of ,hopper M-is achute-R, adapted toreceive the trays R and guide, them down to a pointdirectly overthe path of the temporary m atch-holders on the drum. Anabutment S onrthe guide S, which extends forward and downwardconcentrically with the drum, serves as'a stop to limit the movement ofa tray'in the chute as it comes into position in a plane tangent'to thedrnms. periphery; The trays are placed-in thechute in an invertedposition, so-' that as each one reaches the stop S -itwill.be-in-position to} h be passed downward over any one of the tem-jp'orary holders 0 c as, which may be brought directly below it byrotation of thedri m O;

To automatically move atray in such way.

as eachholder comes into position below-"the place occupied by thelowest of the series of trays, Iprovide a plunger R which is guidedguides R R v under face-preferablyof substantially the same size 'andshape as the upturned'bot'toinuof a tray, is actuated-by a link R4,pivotally.

. -9: radially with reference. to the drum in-the Such plunger, whichhas its 'connected at'its opposite ends with "ears-on: the plungerandthe end of a lever-R respec- ,ti'vely. flhislever is actuatedby-a-recipro cati'ng ba'r R connected with its'outer end and having itsown lower portion forked, to embrace the shaft 13 and provided 'with'a'pin orroller R engaging the cam-Wheel-RK fixed on said shaft- A springR", attached at "one end to the frameand ,atthe other to bar.

It, serves' to draw the latter downward;

for'each recess or temporary holder on the drum. Each of these cams issosituated'as" to engage and. force the pin or roller R .iip-' ward, so astoraise theouter end of lever 11?, and consequently depress the plungerR as the-respective temporary holder c 0 c filled with matches,isbrought around into position directly below the. plunger and theinverted, tray. fed under the latterv from the supply A chute. Theslides or traysth'ns placed'ov'e r' and inclos'ing therespectivetemporary hold 1 ers-filled' with matches-are carriedonfwar'di and downwardby the rotation of the dru-ni and are retainedinplace'nntil they reach As they are brought to such point, being ofcourse .turnednpright in their travel, the discharge-awn T, projectingdownward and 3' the underside of the drum by'therguide S.-

forward into the path of the protection-strips in the temporary holders,forces the. trays down from said holders, so that theyrwill rest ontable T, in-"the manner shown in the drawings. To accommodate thedischargearm, the drum is provided with the annularwayl and thetemporary holders are slotted 1ongitudina1ly, as indicated at T in thedrawings. For supporting the arm while the drum revolves I provide thesupporting rigid bracket-arm T attached to one of. the upright sideguide-plates U U, and extending therefrom in through an annular slot T?in flanged wheel W, having its vertical axle wjournaled in bearings onframe A. XV designates a similar wheel at some distance from 'W,journaled upon a stud. w, which can be supported on any s'uitable frameor support. Rigidly connected or made in one piece with this secondwheel IV is a ratchetwheel 10 (indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2.) Overand around these two wheels passes-a belt W hav'ingattached to it theseries of U-shaped pieces W W, preferably made of thin plates of metal,which asthebelt'is-moved by rotation 'ofwheel W are successively broughtso.

as to stand in line with the trays as the latter are moved from table'1" by plunger V. In-

stead of beingthus made with open sides these tray receivers and holderscould without departure frommyinventionbe. made with closed sides intheshapeof open-ended boxes large enough to receive the traysslid withinthem. The flat fingers constitutingthe legs of said pieces are j ust farenough apart to receive andhold a tray between them and of such lengthas to come close to the end'of the table T.

Supported on frame A parallel to frame is. an uprightchute or hopper X,adapted to receive a series of the shocks tobe used with the tray, thearrangement being such that the longest dimensionflof a'shuck will liein the direction of wheel W. Underneaththe open lower end of thisshuck-hopper. is a table adapted to support ashuck in position to bepushed longitudinally over the pair of fingers on any piece W as thelatter is brought around to the table by the heltW; The height of thelower end of the hopper above this table is such asto'jus'tlet-thelowest shuckrestingf on the table-be pushed longitudinally'but;

ward. For this moving the-.shuck to slide it over a pair' of thetray-holding fingers pre? sented in line with-it I.useareciprocatingplunger X, which being guided in guideson frame A is actuated by apitman X conshuck hopper.

nected with the wrist-pin X on the wheel X Pivoted to plunger X is'thepawl X to engage the teeth of ratchet-wheel W and turn the latter as theplunger moves back after having slid a shuck from the table below thethe pawl to its work while the plunger is moving back and to allow thepawl end to ride over the next tooth on the ratchet-wheel 'as theplunger moves forward again. The-arrangement of the ratchet-wheel andthe-throw of the pawlare such that at eachrearward movement of theplunger the ratchet-wheel,

and consequently wheel NV, will be turned just far enough to bring oneof the pieces W with its tray-receiving fingers in line with theshuck-applying plunger X.

Q AtY, I have arranged a discharging-arm to engage theinner ends of thefilled and completed boxes and move them outward fromthehtlding-fingers.

The two wrist pin-carrying Wheels, from which" the slide and shuckmoving plungers are actuated; can be driven from a single shaft W by;suitable belt or gearing connections, so thaili' such plungers will bemoved simu;ltanes y: .t

A s indicated in thedrawings, the shafts of the wristipin wheels areprovided'with pulleys W, which are driven by bands or belts W fulfil NV,am the latter is shown as driven by a driving-belt 'W from a wheel vorpulley W on shaft 13. V

In order to keep'tally of the number. of boxes filled, I contemplateusing in connection with eitherplunger a counting device to be actuatedat each forward movement of thefplunger. Such device is indicated in .aconventional way at Z. It consists of any of the well-known forms ofregistering or count- 'ing mechanism withan arm Z, by which it can beactuated. A pin Z on the plunger A spring X fserves to hold int; overwheels WV W on the shaft strikes and moves this arm to turn the regis--ter at each forward movement of theplunger. In showing the strip cuttersand scorers: on

the drum 0, I have exaggerated their height in order to show themclearly. In practice they are much lower. in comparison. with the sizeof the drum, as the cutter has to have a height only about equal to orbut very slightly greater than the thickness of the strip of material afrom which theprotection-strips are formed,

' and the scorers are even lower than that.

- Thefupright side'guide-plates U U, attached to or supported from thetable T, are adapted to guide the-slides or trays .after they have beenplaced over thematches'i'n the, respective temporary holders and causethem to be delivered properly in line-with the'plunger V and'have'theinwardly-carried portions-u u,

situated'just beyond the swinging-plates O 0,: between; the latter and.the point where the r inverted trays are placed over the filled tempomry holders,jin the manner described here: inbefore; At theends of thoseportions u 11; toward the hopper are the inwardly and forper, so that aninverted protection-strip will 1 be bottomed in s'aidholder, with itsupturned wardly inclined guidingfaces u a, leading to the straightparallel inner faces of said portions u' u. The latter are set at adistance apart but slightly greater than the length of side faces of thedrum or may be projecting farther beyond .one'side of the holder than Ithey do beyond the other will be moved into proper position, so as to bejust out of the paths. of the sidesof the tray or slide which is tobeplaced'down over the holder by the described mechanism provided for suchplac-. ing.- The contents of each holder will thus be trued up into. thedesired rectangular shape to fit'within a tray.

The operation of the various parts of my machine andthe manner inwhichthe boxing is performed, which will be understood from,

the foregoing description and the drawings, are briefly as follows: Withthe matches fed into the hopper M, the roll ofstrawboard or othermaterial from which the protection strips are to --be-made fed upbetween the v feeding-rolls and through the guide provided for it, aseries of inverted trays or slides fed down chute R and theshuck-holding hopper filled with the shucks, if the machine be started acut and. scored strip .of the strawboard will be forced down into thetemporary holder, which is approaching the match hop- 1 ends against theinner faces ofportions c c of the latter. The holder containing thisinverted protection-strip then passes on under the hopper, fromwhich'the' matches being jarred by the swinging plate'M are fed downinto it. The mass of matches collecting in .the holderis, by the plates0. 0, given a series of quick jarring blows, which shake the matches tosettle them-down closely together, so'that the space between the endsofthe holder willbe closelyand' compactly filled;

- As the vdrum continues to revolve the filled temporary holder iscarried on from under the hopper, all the matches in the latter abovethe upper edge of the holder being kept back 'by the roller N. Theopposite guiding devices a to It to on the plates UgU. engage anyprojecting match ends and true up the collection of matches in the.holder,so that it I will come .central'ly under the tray orslideapplying plunger as" it travels onward with the drum. As the holderso filled comes into position below said plunger the latter descendingforces an inverted'tray,'which has-been delivered below it bychute R,down over holder and contents, soas to inclose the samel The holderandtraythen pass onward anddownward behind guide Sfnntil the undersideof the drum is reached, Theinclined "closed in it.

discharge arm Tthen engaging the protection -'slip, which is over thetray contents forces the tray down from the, holder and deposits it onthe table T, with the matches inn The protection-strip goes out of theholder with the rnatches'andextends over the same withfits endsprojecting down between the ends of'thc traycontents. The plunger V thenpushes the filledtra'y longitudinally off of the table T into the graspof theupper and lower flat arms of one ofthe pieces. W on belt W whichhas stopped with such piece in line withthe path of the plunger. By thepawl-and-ratchet-driving ,mechanism described and shown this-belt hasbeen moved tobring a piece Winto said position and is thenleftstationary while the "plunger is moving the filled tray, asdescribed.

During the return of the plunger such mechanism -moves thebelt tobring'the next piece W up into tray-receiving position.

Repetition of this step-by-stepmovement of the belt W finally bringsthat piece-which has received and'is holding the filled tray into linewith the shuck-applying plunger X,

which as such piece comes-to a-rest, slides a shuck from hopper Xlongitudinally over the fingers of the tray-'holdingpieee andthetrayitself, so as to inclose them. Subsequent movement of the belt takingthe piece to which the shuck hasbeen applied away from the path ofplunger X brings the inner end of tray and shuckintocontact with the'inclined face of dischargearm Y, which reholding arms. The operationthus described is carried on continuously, as the temporary moves thefilled and completed box from the holders on the" drum 0 aresuccessively brought .up toward, under, and. beyond the hopper M by thedrum s'rotation.

By using the inverted protection-strip andthe temporary holder in themanner described with the inverted tray or slide 1 am enabled to secureboth'the-filling of the tray andthe application of the strip which isneeded in tray and completed box in the easiest ;-and

most'certain manner without the danger of injury to or ignition of thematches, With the tray. so filled and having the protectionstrip appliedand the holding fingers to receivea tray and project over its bottomandtop I am enabled to safely apply the desired shuck quickly withoutpossibility of, undue ordangerous friction onthe matches, sothat thispart of the operation of boxing may be carried on as rapidly as desiredwithout any danger of igniting the box contents.

The jarring of the matches filled into a temporary holder has been foundto be very desirable and advantageous for the purpose of settling thematches and securing uniform filling of the difier'ent holders.

The machine or apparatus used for-carrying out my process is simple andcheap in construction and not liable to get out of or- ,denwhilewithitthe continuous operation of filling the trays and completing theboxing can be carried on much faster than by the hands of a number ofoperatives.

Having thus described my invention, what' I claim is 1. In a machine forboxing matches, the

2. In a machine for boxing matches, the

combination, with a movable carrier and means for actuating the same, ofa series of temporary holders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier,means for filling said holders successively, means for delivering one ormore jarringblows onaside of the holder contents, and means for movinginverted trays down upon and around such holders and their contents,substantially as described.

3. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with amovablecarrier and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporaryholders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for fillingsaid holders successively, means for delivering one or more jarringblows upon the side of the holder contents, substantially at rightangles to the direction in which the matches are to lie in the filledholder, and means for moving inverted trays down. upon and around suchholders and their contents, substantially as described. 4.. In a machinefor boxing matches, the combination, with a movable carrier, and

means for actuating the same, of a series of temporary holders, withopen tops, arranged on said carrier, means for-filling said holders,means for jarring the holder contents alternately in opposite directionssubstantially parallel to the longest dimensions of the matches as theyare to lie in the filled holders, and means for moving inverted traysdown upon and around said holders and their contents, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movablecarrier, and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporaryholders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means forfeeding thematches into the holders so as to lie transversely thcrein,a movablejarring-pieee laterally of the holders, means for actuating the same tojar the holder contents, and means for moving inverted trays down uponand around said holders, and their contents, substantially as described.

6. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movablecarrier, and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporaryholders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for feeding thematches into the holders so as to lie transversely therein. oppositelydisposed jarring-pieces laterally of the holders, means for actuatingthe same to jar the holder contents, andmcans for moving inverted traysdown upon and around said holders and their contents, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movablecarrier, and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporaryholders, with open tops, arranged on said carrier, means for feeding thematches into theholders,the oppositely-disposed swinging pieceslaterally of the holders, means for actuating said pieces toward andfrom the holder sides, and means for moving inverted trays down upon andaround said holders and their contents, substantially as described.

8. In a machine for boxing matches, the.

combination, with a movable carrier, and means for actuating the same,of a series of temporary holders arranged on said carrier, the hopperunder which the holders are successively carried, the swinging pieces onopposite sides of the hopper-outlet, means for swinging such piecesalternately in and out,

and means for moving inverted trays down upon and around said holdersand their contents, substantially as described.

9. In a machine for boxing matches, in combination with a source ofsupply of matches,

a series of holders arranged adjacent to each other, means forsupporting the same and passing them successively across the path of thematches discharged from such source, means for jarring the matches in adirection substantially at right angles to the direction in which theyare to lie in theholders, a source of supply of trays in invertedpositions, and means for moving one of such trays down upon and aroundeach holder and its contents, as the holder is brought into positionbelow the tray, substantially as described.

-10. In a machine for boxing matches, in combination with a movablecarrier and means for actuating the same, of a series of temporaryholders,.with open tops and ends,

arranged on said carrier, means for filling the successive holders, asource of trays in inverted position and guides between which the filledholders are moved adapted to center and true up the matches in theholders, and means for moving one of such trays down upon and aroundeach holder and its contents, as the holder is brought into positionbelow the tray, substantially as described. 1

. 11. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a movablecarrienand means fdr actuating the same, of a temporary holder on saidcarrier, a source of supply of matches across the path of which theholder is carried, and an inverted-tray-feedingmechanism to which theholder is subsequently carried, and means for moving a tray down uponand around such holder, substantially as described.

temporary holders, with open tops, arranged adjacent to each other onsaid carrier, means for filling-the successive holders, asource ofsupply of trays in inverted positions, and

means for moving one of such trays down upon.

and around each temporary holder and its con: tents as the holder 'isbrought into positi on' below the tray, substantially as described.

13. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, "with a movable.carrierand 7 means for actuating the same, of a series of in advance ofthe feeding device, and means for forcing one of such trays down uponand around each temporaryholder andits contents, substantiallyasdescribed'. v

14. Ina machine for boxing matches and the like, in combination withtherotary drum the like, in combination with a'movable carrier, the seriesof temporary holders carried thereby, a feeding device to fill suchholders, as they are successively brought to it by the movement of thecarrier, a plunger over the path of the holders. after they leave thefeeding device, means for moving the plunger to wardthe mouth or top ofeach holder brought below it by the carrier, so as to force a tray downupon and around said holder and means for feeding trays in invertedposition into the ".path of the plunger, when the latter is re-"tracted, substantially as and for the purpose shown. e

' 15. In a machine for boxing matches and the like, in combinationwith'a temporary 1 holder for the quantity of matches or other articlesto be boxed, the inverted protection strip placed in the bottom thereof,having the main part-extending along the bottom of the holder, and theupturned end portions and means for supplying matches to the holder atrightangles to the contained strips,said holder being constructed toreceive an inverted tray,

, substantially as and for the purpose set forthf '16. In a machineforboxing matches and the like, in combination. with anopen-toppedtemporary holder constructed'to receive the inverted-tray, theprotection-strip placed longitudinally in the bottom of the h lder, withits bent end portions extending up alongthe holder ends, and means fora1itomatically'inas and for the purpose described.

sorting such strip in'the holder, substantially 17. Ina machine forboxingmatches and,

the like in combination with a temporary holder to receive the desi redquantity of matches orotherarticles for one box, a source of supply ofmaterial for protection-strips,

, each of, said strips comprising a main or body part-with upturnedends, and a plunger to force a piece of such material long enough forone strip down into the holder so th at the-main body part of the stripwill lie longitudinally in the bottom-of the holder and the upturnedends will' lie against the 'ends of theholder,

saidholder being constructed to receive an inverted tray,substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

' 18. In a machine for boxing matches and matches-or other articles forone box, a source of supply ofmaterial for protection strips,

means for feeding su chstrips over the holder, a-cutter to cut offthepiece for the strip',.the

scorers to scorethe latter, and the plunger to.

.force the cut, and scored piece. down into the temporary holder, saidholder being constructed to receive an inverted tray so as to form fromsuch piece a main or body partthat lieslongitudin'allyin the bottom ofthe holder. and upturned ends that lie against the ends of the holder,substantially as and for the purpose shown.

19,. Ina machine for boxing matches and 1 andtheseries of temporaryholders with open 1 tops carried thereon, a'strip of material tomakeprotection-strips, of feeding devices'for feeding it alongwith thedrum, cutters on thedrum between the temporary holders, scorers onopposite sides'of the cutters also carried by the drum, a roller withyielding face pressing the strip against the cutters and scorers, and

a reciprocating plungeractuated, as each holder comes below it, to forcethe cut and scored piece of material forthe protectionstrip down intosuchholder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

20. 'In a machine .for boxing matches and the like, in combination withthe rotary drum 1 and the series of open-topped temporary holderscarried thereby, means for seating inverted protection-strips intheholders, a filler for filling the holders, afterthey' leave theprotecting-strip-applying devices, a source of, supply of trays, ininverted position, over the drum beyond the "feeding device, and meansfor forcing a tray from such source down over each,

temporaryholder afteritleavesthe filler, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

21. In a machine-for boxing matches and 7 the like, in combination witha moving support and, a temporary holder with open top strip; consistingof a strip ofmaterial extendcarried thereby, havingwithin it 'aprotectioningalong within the holder, and having its ends turned up, afiller to fill the holder with the matches or other articles, andmeansfor placing an inverted tray-down over the holder and contentsthereof, substantially-as, and for the'pu'rpose specified. I

22. Ina machine for boxing matches and the like, in combination with arotary drum having a series'of' temporary holders each adapted to hold aquantity of the matches, or other articles; suflicient for one box, andto v receive an inverted tray placed over it, a dis charging-arm to movethetray with the contents of the'hold'e'r away fromthe latter, when thetray has been brought substantially upright by the rotation of the drum,substantially as and for the purpose shown.

23. In a machine for boxing matches, and the like, in combination with amoving plunger and a support for the filled trays, a traveling beltcarrying a series of tray-holders to receive andhold trays moved 'intothem by the plunger and means for moving the belt intermittingly, tobring the holders successively into line with the travel of the plunger,into line with which the trays h eld betwe en a the belt-fingers aresuccessively brought, and a source of supply of tra-y-inclosing shucks,fed down into the pathof the second plunger, so as to be forced thereby,longitudinally over the pairs of fingers and trays held therein,substantially as and for the purpose described.

25. In a machine for boxing matches and the like, in combination with amoving plungel and a support upon which the filled trays are deposited,a traveling belt carrying pairs of fingers to receive and hold a traybetween them, means for intermittingly moving the belt to bring thepairs of fingers successively around into position to receive a traymoved by the plunger, another reciprocating plunger into line with whichthe trays held between the belt-fingers are successively brought, asource of supply of tray-inclosing shucks, fed down into the path of thesecond plunger, so as to be forced thereby, longitudinally over thepairs of fingers and trays held therein, and a discharger to remove'thetrays and inclosing shucks together from the belt-fingers, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

26. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with mechanism forsupporting and advancing a filled tray, of receivingfingers, and meansformoving the same into the path of said tray, whereby the tray in itsadvancement is inserted between and embraced by said fingers,andmechanism whereby, when the tray is thusembraced, a shuck islongitudinally applied to said fingers so as to inclose the fingersandthe. tray.

, 27. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with mechanismfor supporting and advancing a filled tray, of yielding trayreceivingmembers, and means for moving the same into the path of said tray,whereby the tray in its advancement is inserted between and embraced bysaid members, and mechanism whereby, when the tray is thus embraced, ashuck is longitudinally applied to said members so as to inclose thesame and the tray.

28. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with mechanism forsupporting and advancing a filled tray, of a U shaped tray-receiver, andmeans for moving the same into the path of said tray, whereby thetray inits advancement is inserted between and embraced by said receiver, andmechanism whereby, when the tray is thus embraced, a

shuck is longitudinally applied to said receiver so as to inclose thesame and the tray. 29. In a machine for boxing matches, the combinationwith mechanismfor supporting and advancing a filled tray, of a U shapedtray-receiver havingyielding arms,and means for moving said receiverinto the pat-hot said tray, whereby the tray in its advancement isinserted between and embraced'by said arms, and mechanism whereby, whenthe tray is thus embraced, a shuck islongitudinally ap plied to saidarms so as to inclose the same and the tray.

30. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a supportfora filled tray, of yielding tray -holding fingers, means for movingthe same to and from the path of the tray, means for introducing thetray between said fingers, and means for slidingv a coverin g-shuck oversuch fingers, and the tray held thereby, substantiallyas described.

7 31. In a machine for boxing matches, in combination, with a supportupon which the filled trays are successively delivered, of yieldingholding-fingers arranged at intervals apart, andmeans for supportingsaid fingers and advancing them successively toward thetray-support,means for introducing the trays between said fingerssuccessively, and means for sliding shucks or covers over such fingersand the trays held therein, substantially asdescribed'.

32. In a machine for boxing. matches, the combination with a source ofmatch-supply, of an endless carrier, a series of match-holders thereon,means whereby the carrier is actnated to move the holders successivelyacross the path of the matches from the source of supply, means wherebytrays are applied to said holders after they leave the source of supply,and are caused to travel onward therewith, means whereby the tray withits contained matches is removed from the holder, and means whereby ashuck is applied to said tray.

In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a source ofmatch-supply, of a series of match-holders, means whereby said holdersare moved successively across the path of the matches from the source ofsupply, and subsequently inverted, means whereby trays .are applied tosaid holders when the latter are supplied with matches,

.and means whereby the trays with the con tained matches are ejectedfrom the holders when the latter are inverted.

34. In a machine for boxing matches, the

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whereby. trays areyapphed to. sa d holders combination, with a source ofmatch-supply, of a series of match-holders, means whereby said holdersare moved successively across the path of the matches from the source ofand subsequentlyinverted, means when the latter are supplied withmatches,

means'whereby he trays w th the contained matches are ejected from theholders when the latter are inverted, and means whereby shuck's areapplied to said trays.

35. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination, with a carrier andmeans for actuating the same, of a series of holders with r opentopsarranged adjacent to each other on the carrier, a feeding devi'cejto andbeyond whichthe holders are progressively carried, v a source of supplyof trays, and means whereby the trays are caused to surround andemzobrace said. holders.

36. The combinatiomwith a source of matchsupply, of a carrier havingdevices for receiv- ..ing and alining in superposed rows a quantity ofmatches, .of means whereby a series of :5 boxes are-caused to surroundand embrace said devices and travel onward therewith, andmeans wherebysaid boxes ,with their match contents are removed from said devices.

' 37 The combination,witha source of matchsupply, of a carrier havingdevices for receiving and alining in superposed rows a quantity ofmatches, said devices having open tops and sides and also members thatsupport the matches lengthwise,

devices and travel onward therewith, and means whereby said boxes, withtheir match contents, are rcmoved from said devices.

' 38; The combination,withasource of match:

to supply, of devices having parallel walls which afiord-late'ralsupport for a quantity of matches, means'whereby a series of boxesare-caused to surround said devices and move onward therewith, and meanswhereby said boxes with their match contents are removed from saiddevice's.

, 39. In amachine for boxing matches, the

- combination with a source'of match-supply,

of match-holders in end-toend series, means whereby said holders aremoved successively across and below the path of the matches from thesource of supply in a direction at right an- I gles, or substantiallyso, to the length of the matches, whereby a quantity of matches in 5 5parallelism is progressively delivered to,'and

throughout the length of, each holder, and means whereby a tray isapplied to each of the filled holdersfand caused to travel onwardtherewith v I I I 40. In a machine for boxingmatches, the combinationwith a source of match-supply, "of match-holders in end-to-end series,means whereby said holders are moved horizontally in continuoussuccession across and below the 3- path of the matches from thesource ofsupply 1 in a direction at right angles, or substantially so, tothelength of the matches, whereby a 7 by a shuck is applied of meanswhereby a 5 series-ofbox'es are caused to inclose the said quantity ofmatches, inparallelism, is pro-.

gressively delivered to, and throughout the length of, each holder, isapplied to each of the. filled holders and caused to .travel onwardtherewith, means whereby the traywith its contained matches is removedfrom the holder, and means whereto "said tray.

41. In amaehinc for-boxing matches, the

means whereby a tray combination with a sourceof match-supply,

of match-holders in end-to-end series, a carrier therefor, and meanswhereby said carrier combination with-a source of match-supply,

rier therefor, means whereb'ysaid carrier is actuated to feed the boxeshorizontally below and past the source of supply in a' direction atright angles, or substantially so, to the "of match-holders inend-to-end series, a caru length of the 1natches,-whereby'a quantity ofmatches, 1n parallelism, isdelivered to, and throughout the length of,each holder, and means for continually jarring the matches as with meanswhereby a tray is applied to each of the filled holders and caused totravel onward therewith.

43. In a machine for boxing matches, the

combination with-a source of match-supply,

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"they are being delivered to the holder,together of match-holders inend-to endseries, means for feeding saidholders-lengthwisebelow and pastthe source of supply cession, in a 'directio'nat right angles, orsubstantiallyso, to the length of the matches,

in continuous suc- 7 whereby a quantity of matches, in parallel ism, is'delivered to and throughoutthe length of, each holder,

together with means whereby atray is applied travel onwardvtherewith.

44. In amachine for boxing. matches, the combination with'asourceof;match-supply,v

and means for continually jarring the matches throughout the length ofeach holder while the latter is being filled,

"to each of the filled'holders and caused to' of match-holders inend-to-end series, means for feeding them lengthwise past and below thesource of supply in a direction at right angles, or substantially so, tothe length of the matches, whereby aiquantity of matches, isprogressively delivered to in parallelism, I and throughout the lengthof; each holder,

andmeanstorcontinually jarringthematches in a direct-ion substantiallyparallel to their leng h, together with means whereby a tray is appliedto each caused to travel onward therewith;

of the filled holders-and 45. In a machine for boxing matches, the Icombination with a source of match-supply, of match-holders in endto-end series, means for moving them lengthwise below and past thesource of supply in a direction at right angles, or substantially so, tothe length of the matches, whereby a quantity of matches in parallelismis progressively delivered to and throughout the length of each holder,and a jarring mechanism for said matches occupying a fixed positionrelative to the travel of the-holders to be filled, together with meanswhereby a tray is applied to each of the filled holders and caused totravel onward therewith.

46. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with a source ofmatch-supply, of match-holders in end-to-end series, means for movinsaidholders lengthwise below and past the source of supply in a direction atright angles, or substantially so, to the length of the matches, wherebya quantity of matches, in parallelismfis progressively delivered to andthroughout the length of each holder, and movable devices adapted to actagainst the extremities of the matches in each holder, together withmeans whereby a tray is applied to each of the lilled holders and causedto travel onward therewith.

-17. In. a match-box-lilling machine, means for filling the tray, meansfor holding the tube, means for locking the matches in said tray, and inengagement with the matches the whole length of the tray, said tubereceiving said tray and locking means during the entire insertion. v

48. Ina machine for boxing matches, the combination with an endlesscarrier, of trayholders carried thereby, each of said holders includinga thin metal plate which covers the top of the tray throughout itsentire length and prevents displacement of the matches therein.

49. In a machine for boxing matches, the combination with an endlesscarrier, of trayholders carried thereby, each of said holders includinga thin metal plate which covers the top of the tray throughout itsentire length and prevents displacement of the matches therein, andmeans for applying a shuek to the tray thus held.

In testimony that I-elaim the foregoingl have hereunto set my hand this18th day of May, A. D. 1893.

JOSEPH O. DONNELLY.

\Vitnesses:

enAs. F. FQNDEY, SAML. B. S. EARTH.

